2. YouTube Revenue for Full-Year 2025 Topped 60 Billion, Making Video Platform Bigger Than Netflix Ad revenue hit record 11.38 billion in Q4 but fell short of Wall Street expectations Reddit Link
3. TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission ↑ 158 Reddit Upvotes
6. Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits / A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay the victim 8.5 million in damages. ↑ 655 Reddit Upvotes
7. China Beats U.S. on Another Automotive Innovation: Banning Electronic Door Handles ↑ 773 Reddit Upvotes
8. Big Tech sees over 1 trillion wiped from stocks as fears of AI bubble ignite sell-off ↑ 10K Reddit Upvotes
9. TikTok hit with charges of breaching EU online content rules, app may have to change ↑ 235 Reddit Upvotes
12. "How I disabled 13 AI features in Windows 11 safely, no third-party apps needed" ↑ 1.5K Reddit Upvotes
13. After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing ''better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'' ↑ 281 Reddit Upvotes
15. Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide — Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting ↑ 1.1K Reddit Upvotes
16. Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about the President''s critics ↑ 4.7K Reddit Upvotes
17. FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled ↑ 8.9K Reddit Upvotes
18. The College Board Is Banning Students From Using Smart Glasses During the SATs ↑ 1.8K Reddit Upvotes
19. NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon ↑ 374 Reddit Upvotes
20. Russia used Starlink in strike drones that reached Kyiv. SpaceX’s response collapsed entire command systemic ↑ 637 Reddit Upvotes
23. The AI coding gap: Why senior devs are getting faster while juniors spin their wheels ↑ 170 Reddit Upvotes
26. Ford Promises 5 New Cars Under 40K by 2030, Including Midsize Electric Truck ↑ 233 Reddit Upvotes
27. Ford’s 30,000 EV Pickup Takes A Page From Tesla To Transform How Cars Are Built ↑ 313 Reddit Upvotes
29. California clean energy industry rocked with widespread jobs losses, bankruptcies, following state’s dismantling of rooftop solar program ↑ 90 Reddit Upvotes
31. The Telecom Industry Is Very Mad Because The FCC MIGHT Examine High Broadband Prices ↑ 267 Reddit Upvotes
32. Report: Apple offers to open up Apple Pay NFC system on iPhone to appease EU regulators ↑ 47 Reddit Upvotes
33. Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds | Epic Games scores major court win; judge will decide remedies next month ↑ 45 Reddit Upvotes
35. Google's superfast 20Gbps Wi-Fi 7 Fiber plan costs $250 a month / That's some brain-melting speed, if you can afford it ↑ 56 Reddit Upvotes
37. Tesla could still sue Cybertruck owners if they flip their vehicles too soon / The automaker has reportedly added back the controversial clause against resellers ↑ 107 Reddit Upvotes
41. The growing abuse of QR codes in malware and payment scams prompts FTC warning ↑ 70 Reddit Upvotes
43. 'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn ↑ 130 Reddit Upvotes
44. Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars | Clause deleted from public version of terms is in the contract sent to buyers. ↑ 227 Reddit Upvotes
51. WindowsCentral: You will be able to "earn" access to Xbox Game Pass by watching ads in 2024 ↑ 43 Reddit Upvotes
52. A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks ↑ 104 Reddit Upvotes
53. Microsoft agrees to union contract terms involving the use of AI / This is the first US instance of collective bargaining in the company’s history ↑ 25 Reddit Upvotes
56. Ultrasound Techniques Steers Tiny Drug Delivery Vehicles Through the Brain | For the first time, researchers have shown how microvesicles can be steered through the brain using ultrasound. ↑ 16 Reddit Upvotes
57. The race between Intel, Samsung, and TSMC to ship the first 2 nm chip / Samsung and Intel believe this is their best chance to close the gap with TSMC ↑ 21 Reddit Upvotes
58. At a WSU Vancouver lab, researchers test a sweet solution to faster, cleaner computers ↑ 15 Reddit Upvotes
59. US healthcare giant Norton says hackers stole millions of patients' data during ransomware attack ↑ 39 Reddit Upvotes
60. New space-saving RAM sticks that jam up to 128GB of memory in a laptop get industry's stamp of approval - CAMM2 standard ratified by JEDEC ↑ 15 Reddit Upvotes
61. A firm providing AI drive-thru tech to fast food chains actually relies on human workers to take orders 70% of the time ↑ 25 Reddit Upvotes
63. Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 ↑ 345 Reddit Upvotes
65. EU to improve energy performance of buildings, rooftop solar required to be installed from 2027 ↑ 19 Reddit Upvotes
66. Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic -- even in non-political subreddits ↑ 44 Reddit Upvotes
70. Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's 'iMessage to Android' solution ↑ 3 Reddit Upvotes
72. Doom turns 30, so its creators celebrate seminal first-person shooter’s contribution to IT careers - And the joy of slaughtering demons as John Romero himself delivers a frag-tastic new level ↑ 22 Reddit Upvotes
75. This A.I. Subculture's Motto: Go, Go, Go. The eccentric pro-tech movement known as "Effective Accelerationism" wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way. ↑ 7 Reddit Upvotes
78. Researchers made VR goggles for mice to study how their brains respond to swooping predators ↑ 1 Reddit Upvotes
81. World’s First Truly Decentralized Democratic Voting System | Utopian Vision or Dystopia in Disguise? ↑ 1 Reddit Upvotes
83. Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure ↑ 12 Reddit Upvotes
84. Disinformation is the 'threat of a generation,' but Canada is struggling to deal with it: National security adviser ↑ 17 Reddit Upvotes
85. This AI can pick up passwords from the sound of your keystrokes | Your keyboard clatter could be giving away secrets Reddit Link
86. Apple blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage Android app, but Beeper will keep pushing ↑ 8 Reddit Upvotes
96. Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences ↑ 43 Reddit Upvotes
98. Why scientists are making transparent wood / The results are amazing, that a piece of wood can be as strong as glass ↑ 29 Reddit Upvotes
99. Beeper Mini team says a fix is ‘coming soon’ and promises to extend users’ free trials ↑ 11 Reddit Upvotes
100. Amazon, Microsoft AI is in the business of training Olympians and NFL players ↑ 6 Reddit Upvotes
103. Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells / Researchers develop artificial cells from synthetic materials ↑ 22 Reddit Upvotes
105. Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ ↑ 32 Reddit Upvotes
113. Governments can spy via smartphone push notifications, Apple and Google confirm ↑ 24 Reddit Upvotes
115. Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity ↑ 55 Reddit Upvotes
116. More than four hours of daily smartphone use associated with health risks for adolescents ↑ 18 Reddit Upvotes
119. Competing Section 702 surveillance bills on collision path for US House floor ↑ 21 Reddit Upvotes
120. Cop28: China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’ ↑ 43 Reddit Upvotes
121. AI-generated imaging using brain activity hits record 75% accuracy: Japan research ↑ 27 Reddit Upvotes
123. Even lab mice are getting VR headsets now / Neurobiologists say the iMRSIV gives mice a more 'immersive' experience than 2D projections. ↑ 24 Reddit Upvotes
124. Paying for News: What Google and Meta Owe US Publishers — Draft Working Paper | Working Papers | Publications | Initiative for Policy Dialogue ↑ 24 Reddit Upvotes
131. European Union agrees to regulate potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence ↑ 37 Reddit Upvotes
132. Big Tech funds the very people who are supposed to hold it accountable | As big technology companies like Google and Meta face increasing criticism from researchers, they are expanding their influence in academia ↑ 34 Reddit Upvotes
133. E.U. reaches deal on landmark AI bill, racing ahead of U.S. | The regulation paves the way for what could become a global standard to classify risk, enforce transparency and financially penalize tech companies for noncompliance ↑ 43 Reddit Upvotes
136. Reuters Takes Down Blockbuster Hacker-for-Hire Investigation After Indian Court Order ↑ 48 Reddit Upvotes
138. Apple Just Confirmed Governments Are Spying on People’s Phones With Push Notifications ↑ 82 Reddit Upvotes
142. OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has become invisible at the company, with his future uncertain, insiders say ↑ 112 Reddit Upvotes
143. Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android ↑ 96 Reddit Upvotes
144. Microsoft issues deadline for end of Windows 10 support – it's pay to play for security ↑ 74 Reddit Upvotes
147. Ford F-150 Lightnings will soon offer home AC power, possibly cheaper than grid | It's only one truck and one thermostat, but it could be the start of a V2H wave. ↑ 75 Reddit Upvotes
150. DNA companies should receive the death penalty for getting hacked | TechCrunch ↑ 81 Reddit Upvotes
151. FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease- In historic decision ↑ 90 Reddit Upvotes
154. Researchers use ancient Amazonian tech to turn waste into battery 'gold' | The Technology has now undergone numerous trials and is getting closer to commercialization, which will help Australia reduce its emissions. ↑ 65 Reddit Upvotes
156. Judge Allows Major ‘Right To Repair’ Lawsuit Against John Deere To Move Forward ↑ 125 Reddit Upvotes
157. Tesla’s Labour Dispute in Sweden Escalates as Finnish Union and Danish Pension Fund Join the Fray ↑ 71 Reddit Upvotes
158. Tesla must respect collective bargaining rights, Norway's sovereign wealth fund says ↑ 75 Reddit Upvotes
161. Senators Introduce ‘Fans First’ Bill Intended to Reform Live-Event Ticketing System ↑ 86 Reddit Upvotes
162. Meta defies FBI opposition to encryption, brings E2EE to Facebook, Messenger ↑ 72 Reddit Upvotes
163. Internet connectivity in the Gaza Strip has plummeted since 7 October – Percentage of IP addresses active, hourly, local time ↑ 49 Reddit Upvotes
165. China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctions | Huawei and SMIC quietly rolled out a new Kirin 9000C processor. ↑ 133 Reddit Upvotes
169. Apple touts data protection efforts as study reveals 2.6 billion personal records compromised by data breaches ↑ 38 Reddit Upvotes
170. Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts ↑ 108 Reddit Upvotes
171. Electric vehicles from China recalled in Australia due to drivers facing a 'risk of serious injury or death' by electrocution ↑ 67 Reddit Upvotes
173. ‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity ↑ 81 Reddit Upvotes
177. Facebook and Instagram are steering child predators to kids, New Mexico AG alleges ↑ 65 Reddit Upvotes
178. Why the 23andMe Data Breach Is Such a Disaster | The consumer DNA harvesting king exposed 6.9 million people’s data. We’ll never know exactly what goes wrong from here ↑ 79 Reddit Upvotes
179. Sony exec says PS5 is better for gaming than a PC, talks console release strategy | The company is ready to "attack" this holiday season with "both content and hardware" ↑ 84 Reddit Upvotes
180. Reversal of content policies at Alphabet, Meta and X threaten democracy, warn experts. Media watchdog says layoffs at top social media firms affecting moderation create ‘toxic environment’ as 2024 elections approach. ↑ 64 Reddit Upvotes
181. HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers | Opinion: HP's printer business practices have infuriated users for years. ↑ 85 Reddit Upvotes
183. Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere ↑ 72 Reddit Upvotes
185. Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced. ↑ 99 Reddit Upvotes
186. Apple just discreetly launched a raft of new machine learning tools, and they’re free ↑ 150 Reddit Upvotes
189. Apple-backed study finds rise in data breaches as iPhone maker defends encryption stance ↑ 38 Reddit Upvotes
190. An AI herding effect could drive markets 'off an inadvertent cliff', SEC chief Gary Gensler says ↑ 146 Reddit Upvotes
193. South Fork Wind energizes 70,000 New York homes with clean energy | South Fork Wind's green promise equals removing 60,000 cars from roads annually. ↑ 27 Reddit Upvotes
194. Quantum computer performs error-resistant operations with logical qubits. QuEra gets ready for error correction, runs operations with over 40 logical qubits. ↑ 35 Reddit Upvotes
197. The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill | Networks spent years telling us that 5G would change everything. But the flashiest use cases are nowhere to be found — and the race to deploy the tech was costly in more ways than one. ↑ 71 Reddit Upvotes
198. Disinformation is rampant on social media – a social psychologist explains the tactics used against you ↑ 35 Reddit Upvotes
200. Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free calculations: A quantum computer built by QuEra contains the largest ever number of "logical quantum bits", which can be used for error-free calculations ↑ 26 Reddit Upvotes
203. Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos ↑ 428 Reddit Upvotes
205. Even If You Hate Both AI And Section 230, You Should Be Concerned About The Hawley/Blumenthal Bill To Remove 230 Protections From AI ↑ 40 Reddit Upvotes
206. McDonald’s will use Google AI to make sure your fries are fresh, or something ↑ 60 Reddit Upvotes
208. AMD unveils Instinct MI300X GPU and MI300A APU, claims up to 1.6X lead over Nvidia’s competing GPUs ↑ 30 Reddit Upvotes
210. Micheál Martin initiates High Court proceedings against Google over scam adverts ↑ 34 Reddit Upvotes
213. Apple and Google confirm that governments spy on people through push notifications ↑ 54 Reddit Upvotes
214. Microsoft to offer consumers paid Windows 10 security updates for the first time ↑ 36 Reddit Upvotes
216. Microsoft confirms Smart App issue renaming everyone's printers to HP | Not only turning up uninvited, but telling folks they suddenly have a LaserJet ↑ 66 Reddit Upvotes
217. Meta and Microsoft say they will buy AMD’s new AI chip as an alternative to Nvidia’s ↑ 119 Reddit Upvotes
218. Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover ↑ 68 Reddit Upvotes
223. DNA nanobots can exponentially self-replicate: Tiny machines made from strands of DNA can build copies of themselves, leading to exponential replication. Similar devices could one day be used to create drugs inside the body ↑ 215 Reddit Upvotes
225. Tesla Whistleblower Says 'Autopilot' System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads ↑ 576 Reddit Upvotes
227. Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack ↑ 108 Reddit Upvotes
228. America’s Most Exciting High Speed Rail Project Gets $3 Billion Grant From Feds ↑ 183 Reddit Upvotes
229. Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications - US senator ↑ 76 Reddit Upvotes
230. A group of Norwegian unions says it will act against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues ↑ 65 Reddit Upvotes
234. Indiana’s lawsuit against TikTok fails as well after Montana’s TikTok ban was blocked by a judge for being fairly obviously unconstitutional ↑ 87 Reddit Upvotes
238. Amazon's strict return-to-office policy is pushing more employees into quitting ↑ 604 Reddit Upvotes
239. Amazon Brags It ‘Cultivated’ California Mayor With Donations in Leaked Policy Document ↑ 104 Reddit Upvotes
240. Japanese crane maker Tadano to start selling world's first fully electric 25 ton-class 4x4 crane on December 8th. ↑ 121 Reddit Upvotes
241. Tesla strike in Sweden now involves Denmark, may spread to Norway and Finland — “Just like companies, the trade union movement is global in the fight to protect workers,” says chair of Danish union ↑ 163 Reddit Upvotes
242. PlayStation is erasing 1,318 seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries | The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps. ↑ 275 Reddit Upvotes
245. Google Caves In Canada: Agrees To Pay $100m News Bribe To Avoid Direct Link Tax ↑ 152 Reddit Upvotes
247. Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them ↑ 192 Reddit Upvotes
249. New report illuminates why OpenAI board said Altman “was not consistently candid” ↑ 80 Reddit Upvotes
250. Researchers crack the cellular code on protein folding, offering hope for many new therapeutic avenues ↑ 54 Reddit Upvotes
252. Meta Is Struggling to Boot Pedophiles Off Facebook and Instagram: The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content ↑ 90 Reddit Upvotes
254. Beeper reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users ↑ 317 Reddit Upvotes
255. 23andMe hack now estimated to affect over half of customers / The stolen data affects 6.9 million users ↑ 57 Reddit Upvotes
256. GM’s Mary Barra set on ‘righting the ship’ at Cruise as it faces $1.5m fine for alleged coverup of robotaxi accident that got it booted from California ↑ 65 Reddit Upvotes
257. Majority of far-right online posts about Ireland originate abroad, research shows ↑ 62 Reddit Upvotes
258. Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash ↑ 94 Reddit Upvotes
260. Green card applicants targeted by Section 702 foreign intelligence bill / Immigrants and visitors would get same levels of scrutiny as suspected terrorists, spies. ↑ 40 Reddit Upvotes
261. HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers ↑ 37 Reddit Upvotes
262. ExpressVPN Adds Support for Apple TVs So You Can Watch Region-Locked Shows | ExpressVPN now supports tvOS 17 and allows users to access servers in 105 countries. ↑ 56 Reddit Upvotes
264. PlayStation Users Frustrated After Getting Permanently Suspended Without Warning ↑ 45 Reddit Upvotes
265. India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit | India now credibly has the third most advanced deep-space program in the world. ↑ 56 Reddit Upvotes
266. HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers ↑ 75 Reddit Upvotes
272. ChatGPT will no longer comply if you ask it to repeat a word 'forever'— after a recent prompt revealed training data and personal info ↑ 48 Reddit Upvotes
274. Researcher has developed, at a cost of less than one dollar, a wireless light switch that runs without batteries, can be installed anywhere on a wall and could reduce the cost of wiring a house by as much as 50% ↑ 278 Reddit Upvotes
275. Amazon on the hook for predictably revolting use of concealed clothes hook spy cam / Judge finds plaintiff's claim – that Amazon knew about illicit usage – credible enough for case to proceed ↑ 97 Reddit Upvotes
277. IBM unveils new quantum computing chip - Computer and AI giant rolls out machine using ‘Heron’ chips using subatomic particles instead of ones and zeros. ↑ 82 Reddit Upvotes
281. Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’ ↑ 150 Reddit Upvotes
283. Sec. Gina Raimondo: Threat from China is large and growing, can't let it access top tier AI chips ↑ 98 Reddit Upvotes
284. Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy MIT spinout Frequency Therapeutics’ drug candidate stimulates the growth of hair cells in the inner ear. ↑ 88 Reddit Upvotes
286. World's largest cruise vessel, 5-times Titanic-size to set sail in 2024 / The Icon of the Seas, measuring 365 metres, is also Royal Carribean's first ship that can be powered by liquefied natural gas ↑ 49 Reddit Upvotes
287. Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised | A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit ↑ 171 Reddit Upvotes
288. Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work? ↑ 85 Reddit Upvotes
290. Southwest utility plans to close two coal plants, acquire 1.25 GW of renewables ↑ 36 Reddit Upvotes
292. HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers ↑ 144 Reddit Upvotes
294. City officials in Brazil unanimously voted to pass a bill that was secretly written by ChatGPT in just 15 seconds ↑ 20 Reddit Upvotes
295. Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change? | OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes. ↑ 107 Reddit Upvotes
296. Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator / OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely , says Senator Markey ↑ 26 Reddit Upvotes
298. Physicists May Have Found a Hard Limit on The Performance of Large Quantum Computers ↑ 9 Reddit Upvotes
299. World record optical fiber transmission capacity doubles to 22.9 petabits per second ↑ 6 Reddit Upvotes